Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beside the skill of the angler , I think most would seriously consider only a few of these factors ; perhaps the location , weather , bait , and a maybe one or two others . |
| 2 | This should need only a few turns |
| 3 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 4 | Even the currently flourishing Pinnacle Distribution did a kamikaze act just a few years ago , decimating the indie scene . |
| 5 | It is sometimes very difficult indeed not to be very cross , and there have been some occasions when I have had to go and chop up a few logs in order to abate my own aggression before replying . |
| 6 | We could hang up a few politicians too. , ‘ There 's that farmer who used a plough with horses . |
| 7 | Carlos Palenque , a mestizo who built up a media empire by getting poor Indians to telephone their complaints to his radio and television shows , may win quite a few votes in the capital . |
| 8 | This limits the degree of possible grazing or nibbling and explains why deer and cattle , for example , will eat just a few mouthfuls from each tree before moving on . |
| 9 | That could bring in a few more . |
| 10 | That 'll do only a few . |
| 11 | She could feel only a few twigs . |
| 12 | A difficulty is that psychology has narrow terms of reference which can give only a few useful results , for example on the question of illusion . |
| 13 | No doubt they would send over a few H.E . |
| 14 | ‘ I must do just a few more menial things before I go to bed ’ or , more oddly , ‘ I was nearly run over on my menial way this morning . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll do just a few observations on the match . |
| 16 | Let me give just a few facts and figures . |
| 17 | One can often choose just a few significant words for the accompaniment , and avoid the rest . |
| 18 | One rabbit can finish off a few hundred young trees in no time . " |
| 19 | I 'll bring home a few big boxes tomorrow to put |
| 20 | All you have to do is give up a few square yards of lawn space . |
| 21 | Q Could you please clear up a few points which I am sure confuse other readers as well as myself . |
| 22 | On bad days it rains and the mist covers everything in silence — you can see only a few yards in front of you and , if you wander from the road , can easily get lost . |
| 23 | Now he could see only a few shadowy figures half-glimpsed through the mists of the cooking fumes . |
| 24 | Soon the mist grew thicker and he could see only a few feet in front of him . |
| 25 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 26 | If you can scrape together a few hits and make enough to retire to a little place in the suburbs , you 've made the most of the opportunity . |
| 27 | One way of ensuring that locals have a reasonable chance of winning is to slightly bias just a few of the questions . |
| 28 | Should he dash off a few writs ? |
| 29 | why do n't you wait and see what the numbers are like and then you can always ring up a few people and say we 've got a space if you 'd like to come |
| 30 | Here , I 'll use quite a few more , get your clothes on , you 'll get cold . |